tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584578.post4408221304868434262..comments2016-12-09T18:35:17.179+01:00Comments on Tobold's Blog: Tin soldiersTobold Stoutfoothttps://plus.google.com/102654666335943437765noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584578.post-48875385799089085072013-03-13T03:38:55.872+01:002013-03-13T03:38:55.872+01:00@strop - I was watching one of the TWIT videocasts...@strop - I was watching one of the TWIT videocasts, and the Chicago columnist made the point that 3-d printers/scanners were where the 2-d ones were a couple of decades ago. E.g., you could put a $20 bill in the scanner and print it on your color printer. He also said it was a good thing that the people who would want to lobby / restrict the technology, (I assuming like 3-d MPAA/RIAA), don&#39;t quite know what to lobby for at the moment.Haguhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726885305104254286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584578.post-65962091398463154352013-03-12T13:30:02.003+01:002013-03-12T13:30:02.003+01:00Protein-printers are nothing new, they are in use ...Protein-printers are nothing new, they are in use in R&amp;D for quite some time now. The porblem here is the cost, creating food with the machines is just not cost effective. In R&amp;D they are used for creating tailored enzymes for example.arianteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943421690524126587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584578.post-52515000591282636562013-03-12T07:42:43.037+01:002013-03-12T07:42:43.037+01:00@Joseph Skyrim -- There are designs for food print...@Joseph Skyrim -- There are designs for food printers that print out proteins in patterns that look like meat. I did read about a demo of that tech some months ago; there was a video but I didn&#39;t watch it at the time.<br /><br />If something like this becomes commercially viable, and gains consumer acceptance, would it be acceptable to vegetarians and vegans since it doesn&#39;t involve live animals?Stropphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13743134819569456195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584578.post-25710908033244711542013-03-12T07:39:14.366+01:002013-03-12T07:39:14.366+01:00You&#39;re right about cost per item being cheaper...You&#39;re right about cost per item being cheaper for manufactured goods over 3d printed, but don&#39;t forget this is very early stage technology. It&#39;s only really been commercially realised for hobbyists only in the last few years.<br /><br />Give it a few years. Back not that long ago, laser printing was prohibitively expensive per sheet, and the early printers were somewhat crude. Now it&#39;s as cheap as chips to buy a laser printer and print, and the quality of even cheap lasers is quite high.<br /><br />I figure 3d printers will follow the same path.<br /><br />The really interesting thing is that there are now business printing 3d models of your World of Warcraft characters. How will this be treated legally?<br /><br />Will Blizzard crack down on such 3rd party businesses?<br /><br />What about the private owners of 3d printers who use third party software to rip the print instructions of such models to their privately owned printers?<br /><br />Will they be referred to as pirates?<br /><br />The thing to watch here isn&#39;t the technology, although that is impressive, it will be the reaction of IP owners.Stropphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13743134819569456195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584578.post-47261746613509097462013-03-11T22:38:41.441+01:002013-03-11T22:38:41.441+01:003d printers!? Future tech is cool! Would be great ...3d printers!? Future tech is cool! Would be great if it could print edible (and yummy) food. :) <br /><br />As a side note my grandpa also used to make tin soldiers with a mold. Fascinating process to watch.Joseph Skyrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08734014925489857811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584578.post-23031998726632066892013-03-11T18:09:58.093+01:002013-03-11T18:09:58.093+01:00While my expectations of space exploration are dep...While my expectations of space exploration are depressingly smaller than my youth, it would seem useful there. And even transformative inventions tend to get overhyped in the short-term.<br />---<br />I read of a number of people working on the low-end 3-d scanner problem with next-gen console(or leap?) scanners.<br /><br />TTP will be very short; you can make not just make a sex toy but scanning enables a *personalized* sex toy or trophy. Or 120% of same. <br /><br />Autodesk has a number of 123* apps for ipad, including 123Creature where a child/artist draws a 3-d model on the ipad. When done, there is an option to have it printed and mailed to you. <br /><br />Certainly you could have personalized D&amp;D tokens/creatures. Can you leave a void in a cube so EVE players could print loaded D20s? And why not play Monopoly with a little statute of yourself? Haguhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726885305104254286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584578.post-32641167461097944832013-03-11T16:53:20.814+01:002013-03-11T16:53:20.814+01:00Simple molding is a very trival use for 3D printin...Simple molding is a very trival use for 3D printing and it is very unlikely to be the optimal method of production for a long time (if ever). The key feature in this is that it can make almost anything including complicated items with moving parts and internal structions.<br /><br />It would be incredably useful for remote locations to have the ability to fabricate parts for any repairs or upgrades on critical units. Essential supplies that are unlikely to be used are no longer required, reducing cost and waste.<br /><br />Shunt a printer and goo into orbit and you can produce satellites too large for current technology to get into space. Rovers could repair or even design themselves mid-mission. Redundency is now automated and choices can be taken later and based on the best information.<br /><br />Ultimately, a printer + goo + limited reagents = Self-assembling off-world mine/factory -&gt; Self-sustaining automated colony. Just pray that that the printer goo isn&#39;t soylent green!dobablohttp://dobablo.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584578.post-56617192637621362332013-03-11T16:36:27.031+01:002013-03-11T16:36:27.031+01:003D printing is just the current trend among tech-g...3D printing is just the current trend among tech-geeks. Rugushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00426236114705941367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584578.post-58990869861454716202013-03-11T16:30:08.588+01:002013-03-11T16:30:08.588+01:003d modeling your figures for D&amp;D and printing ...3d modeling your figures for D&amp;D and printing them, would also be pretty cool.<br /><br />Custom made, home-made board games, with unique and interesting pieces.<br /><br />The ability to print interesting and unique costume pieces.<br /><br />This would be very popular with DIY and Arty-Crafty people.Pangoria Fallstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148359926488188195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584578.post-76833942517860767452013-03-11T16:03:14.436+01:002013-03-11T16:03:14.436+01:00Games Workshop might be in a spot of bother here.....Games Workshop might be in a spot of bother here... I can see people printing Warhammer and 40K figurines for sure.Baktruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16374352005154219569noreply@blogger.com